Meadows Center, Eye Byte win gold medal at 2014 MarCom Awards

Posted by Jayme BlaschkeUniversity News Service November 18, 2014

The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment at Texas State University, along with partner design firm Eye Byte Solutions, have been named 2014 MarCom Awards gold medal winners for their collaboration on a promotional infographic titled, "25 Years of Citizen Science at Texas Stream Team."

The MarCom Awards are administered and judged by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals. The international organization consists of several thousand creative professionals and oversees awards and recognition programs, provides judges and sets standards for excellence.

There were more than 6,500 entries from throughout the United States, Canada and 15 other countries in the 2014 competition.

MarCom entries come from corporate marketing and communication departments, advertising agencies, PR firms, design shops, production companies and freelancers. The competition has grown to one of the largest of its kind in the world.

Judges are industry professionals who look for companies and individuals whose talent exceeds a high standard of excellence and whose work serves as a benchmark for the industry. Winners were selected from more than 200 categories in seven forms of media and communication efforts- marketing, publications, marketing/promotion, public service/pro bono, creativity and electronic/interactive. A complete list of winners may be found on the MarCom Awards website at www.marcomawards.com.

About The Meadows Center

The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment was named following a generous gift from The Meadows Foundation in August 2012. The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment is dedicated to environmental research, stewardship, education and service. It is run by renowned conservationist Andrew Sansom.